Do Dutch nutrition and dietetics students meet nutritional requirements during education?

Abstract Objectives To compare the dietary intakes of Dutch nutrition and dietetics students with the Dutch RDA and the Dutch National Food Consumption Survey (DNFCS), and to assess whether dietary intake changes during education. Design Cross-sectional and longitudinal research (2004–2010). Setting Data collection by 7 d dietary record and questionnaire. Subjects Dutch nutrition and dietetics students. Results Three hundred and fifty-two first-year and 216 fourth-year students were included. One hundred and thirty-three students in three cohorts were assessed twice. Of first-year students, &g... Mehr ...